'Papa' John Schnatter hosts private Romney fundraiser

He came to town without giving any speeches or making any public appearances, but Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is leaving Louisville with a whole lot of cash for his campaign courtesy of Kentuckians who attended a private fundraiser Thursday night.

These types of fundraisers are something all presidential candidates have to hold if they want a chance to win.

The high-priced, high-security, private fundraiser was hosted at "Papa" John Schantter's Anchorage home to raise money for Romney's campaign.

It cost $1,000 to get in and $2,500 for a picture with the candidate.

But, not all supporters had to pay up to show support. Some showed their support for Romney along the route to Schnatter's home.

"I think it's like anything else. You need to support your team," said supporter Stanley Kimmel.

"We want him to know that people in our neighborhood support him," said supporter Jane Benner.

They cheered for passing cars and held signs with homespun puns. Their reward was one look at Romney's motorcade as it cruised by.

"We saw dark windows and black cars -- pretty exciting right? Yeah, I think he was waving madly at us though," said Benner.

There were limits for some supporters.

"If I was a big spender, could have spent the $2,500 and gone to Papa John's. I'm not that supportive," said Kimmel.

Romney made no public appearances while in Louisville, but earlier Thursday, he stumped in suburban Cleveland using a closed factory, idle since 2008, as his backdrop.

"Had the president's economic plan worked, it would be opened by now. Underscore the failure of this president's regards to getting the economy going again," said Romney.

That's exactly the reason local supporters said they're getting behind Romney and his wife.

"I think they understand what Americans really want and really need and can turn the country around," said Benner.

"Our economy is crummy, and our taxes are screwed up. We just need somebody that can do some change," said Kimmel.

Just before Thursday's event, Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., spoke to reporters and attacked Romney's record. Yarmuth said, as a businessman, Romney fired workers and shipped job overseas, and as governor of Massachusetts, he raised taxes and killed manufacturing jobs.

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